Newman on sidelines again

Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman spent practice Thursday working on a side field with a strength coach.

If Newman’s foot injury prevents him from playing against the Giants on Sunday, fourth-year player Jacques Reeves will start at left corner and another fourth-year pro, Nate Jones, will be the nickel corner.

Jerry Jones says he has confidence in both, mainly because he thinks Wade Phillips will produce a pass rush that will force Eli Manning into making mistakes.

“We’ve got people in the secondary that break on the ball good,” Jones said. “They go for the ball. They have the best chance to make some plays. They aren’t going to be as conservative as we were last year and the reason is because Wade has convinced them that they can have faith that he’s going to get the pressure and that we as a team are going to get the pressure.

“I expect to see in the secondary guys in front of the receivers making some plays.”